alter ego vs sidekick

alter ego

noun
  • Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self. 

  • A very close and intimate friend. 

  • A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice. 

sidekick

noun
  • An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person. 

  • In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a good foil of the protagonist, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character. 

How often have the words alter ego and sidekick occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )